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US7000576B2
US7000576B2 US10/432,959 US43295903A US7000576B2 US 7000576 B2 US7000576 B2 US 7000576B2 US 43295903 A US43295903 A US 43295903A US 7000576 B2 US7000576 B2 US 7000576B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/46—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices using liquid; Windscreen washers
    • B60S1/48—Liquid supply therefor
    • B60S1/487—Liquid supply therefor the liquid being heated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/46—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices using liquid; Windscreen washers
    • B60S1/48—Liquid supply therefor
    • B60S1/50—Arrangement of reservoir
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/24—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/02—Liquid-coolant filling, overflow, venting, or draining devices
    • F01P11/029—Expansion reservoirs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/14—Indicating devices; Other safety devices
    • F01P11/20—Indicating devices; Other safety devices concerning atmospheric freezing conditions, e.g. automatically draining or heating during frosty weather
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/001—Casings in the form of plate-like arrangements; Frames enclosing a heat exchange core
    • F28F9/002—Casings in the form of plate-like arrangements; Frames enclosing a heat exchange core with fastening means for other structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/14—Indicating devices; Other safety devices
    • F01P2011/205—Indicating devices; Other safety devices using heat-accumulators

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  • the invention relates to a container for liquids having a first chamber for a first liquid and a second chamber for a second liquid.
  • Such containers are used in many areas of technology and serve to transport or store two liquids in a compact manner.
  • these containers are provided with a dividing wall so that exchange between the liquids cannot take place. If liquids are to be transported or stored at different temperatures, temperature equalization takes place. This can be advantageous. However, if each liquid is to have a specific temperature this may have a disadvantageous effect on the use of the liquid.
  • the invention therefore is addressed to the problem of creating a container for liquids which will have at least two chambers for liquids, and which is simple to manufacture, and will avoid the above-described disadvantages.
  • This problem is solved in that a chamber sealed from the liquid-filled chambers is provided for the mechanical joining together of the liquid-filled chambers.
  • the container is a single structure, but is one in which the liquids are thermally insulated by the interposition of an additional chamber.
  • the additional chamber for the mechanical connection is open on at least one side. This additional chamber can therefore be made in an especially simple manner.
  • the liquid-filled chambers are provided with openings suitable for filling them with the liquids. Screw covers or snap-on caps can be used, permitting easy filling with liquid.
  • the additional chamber which produces the mechanical junction is filled with a thermal insulating material, as for example foam polystyrene or a thermal insulating gas.
  • a thermal insulating material as for example foam polystyrene or a thermal insulating gas.
  • the chambers for the liquids are divided by walls between them.
  • the container consists of a thermoplastic synthetic resin material, such as polyethylene or polystyrene, and is composed of a bottom part and an upper part. The two parts are sealed together by welding them liquid-tight. Friction welding can be used to join them.
  • a container can be used for the washing fluid for the windshield of a vehicle and also for coolant for the internal combustion engine of the vehicle. The coolant of the internal combustion engine can reach a temperature up to about 90° C.
  • the windshield washer fluid is not to exceed a temperature of 40° C. since otherwise certain components may evaporate away. It is therefore especially advantageous to provide the additional chamber for mechanical connection as an insulating chamber between the two liquids. If the container is installed in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle it is desirable to fasten it on the radiator of the internal combustion engine so that no long connecting lines from the radiator to the cooling liquid reservoir are necessary. Also, ease in filling the containers with liquids is assured since the top of the radiator is easily accessible.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a container for fluids
  • FIG. 2 is a detail view thereof
  • FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of the container on the radiator of an internal combustion engine.
  • the container for liquids shown in FIG. 1 , consists of a bottom part 10 , an upper part 11 , and filler openings 12 and 13 , and various connections not shown here for carrying the liquids away.
  • the container can be fastened by appropriate fastening means 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , to a support not shown here.
  • a first chamber 18 for the windshield washer fluid of a vehicle In the container is a first chamber 18 for the windshield washer fluid of a vehicle. Also, there are several chambers 19 connected to one another for the coolant of an internal combustion engine. Between the first chamber 18 and the chambers 19 a chamber 20 is provided for the mechanical connection between the first chamber 18 and the other chambers 19 . This chamber 20 is sealed off from the liquid-filled chambers, i.e., there is air in this chamber. There is also the possibility of designing this chamber as a vacuum chamber.
  • the filler opening 13 for the coolant of an internal combustion engine is provided with a hose 21 . Excess coolant can be carried away through this
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail of chamber 20 .
  • the chambers 19 are connected to one another through an opening 22 .
  • This opening 22 the equalization of the liquid in the individual chambers takes place. Separation into several chambers has the advantage that, at a liquid temperature of up to 90° C., the stability of the container, which is made of thermoplastic, is assured.
  • the chamber 18 is filled with washer fluid.
  • the figure shows clearly that temperature equalization between the hot radiator coolant and the windshield washer fluid is effectively prevented by the interposition of an insulating chamber.
  • Chamber 20 can be open on one side. This has the advantage of reducing the difficulty of manufacture. Of course, this chamber can also be filled with insulating material.
  • FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of the container on the radiator 23 of an internal combustion engine.
  • the container surrounds this upper side at least where the coolant of the internal combustion engine is situated.
  • the container area for the washing fluid can be arranged outside of the radiator top.
  • FIG. 3 furthermore shows the connection between bottom part 10 and upper part 11 .
  • the connecting flange 24 serves for the reliable welding of the two parts. Here the friction welding method has proven especially effective.

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